Old Blue 2002 (1974 BMW 2002 Content)

[deutschman]

Yep. We got the trunk and engine bay painted today. We also got the brake booster bolted back up along with the pedal box, I welded my self some pedals, I cut the stock seat rails out, I cut part of the metal dash under section out to make room for the e30 steering column, I BROKE THE FRONT WINDOW :down: (it was already cracked...), we got the heater box delete in, and we got the the front sub frame back in.
The plan for tomorrow is to fab up the steering rack mounts and get that all welded up along with the steering column. Then Saturday we want to try and get the m20 in place.

[catuned]

Zen Garden

[mr2peak]

Some I took today:



Ahh the parts tree! With dedication, time and the right aerosol cans, you too can grow your own minty fresh parts!







Side note, Por-15 doesn't come off of skin!

[deutschman]

If I owned it I'd keep it. If it is fake all it mean is that I can drive it that much harder.

[e46s54dr]

I dont think thats a real slant nose. It looks like an aftermarket front end. Either way, it loos awesome... you should sell it to me.

[deutschman]

Und Ze Updaten Fur Todays Is...?
The engine bay did not get painted AGAIN! But it will get painted tomorrow. It is all wraped up and ready to paint. We just did not have the time to go through the Por-15 proses today. The trunk is ready for paint tomorrow as well. We got the spare tire well replaced with some aluminum :nice:



We are going to make something fun out of this guy ;)

We were cleaning up today wondering how we were going to keep dust out of the engine bay and trunk when we found some left overs from Christmas.


I also found a super sweet slant nose Porsche today. Needs a bit of work.


And this! Portable stripper mobile!

And I got this!

[deutschman]

Well here is tonight's update. I got all the holes and such welded up and ground down, and took the entire engine bay down to bare metal. I also welded the front tow hook to the frame rail. I also picked up some metal for later on. Again when it is all done it does not look like much work but it was. I have to re-weld the section that I made to cover up the old fuse box hole. The first try was shit.
I got my ventilation system in hahaha





Hey! Who do we have here? Moon eyes!

[amcink]

Subscribed - Much to learn from

[catuned]

honestly I know it doesnt look like a lot of work but I know from experience that's a lot of work done

[deutschman]

Got a good amount of stuff done today. It didnt seam like it though at the end of the day. I think I realized how much work I have to do today lol
We degreased the engine bay today and I started welding up some holes I wont need any more along with a few holes I should have left open. Nothing I can not drill out again. I also patched up the old fuse box hole. James went to work on the trunk with the grinder so we can Por-15 it. I got fed up with the welding fumes before I got around to grinding the welds down and doing any painting. I guess thats tomorrows plan.
Before anyone rags on my welds... This shit is THIN and I am no master welder. Working on it.

[deutschman]

Sounds good. Might need some help with wiring and running fuel/vacuum lines further on down the road. Having some extra hands for that would be great!

[kronus]

Nice. You got that bay torn down quick!

I'm down to drop by for a weekend day and lend an extra hand if necessary

[deutschman]

do work

And work was done! :D
Made a lot of progress today! Had a great set of helping hands. Thanks Mr. Darley!
Got the car in the garage, and the m10, trany, drive shaft and diff were out in three hours. We got all the wiring out of the car along with most of the dash instrumentation and fuel lines. Then I attacked the engine bay with a cut off wheel and a grinder.
In the am.

m10 coming out.


m10 out!

2j but no z ;)

Then it was time for lunch.

Then this happened!




I decided to take the time and cut the rusted out wheel well out. We will rivet some aluminum sheet in place later on.

That was it for the day. I feel like we got a good amount of work done. Tomorrow the plan is to take the brake booster out, clean the engine bay (degrees and grind/sand), bondo, and paint. More updates tomorrow night! :nice:

[mr2peak]

A swap?? April Fools!!!













Lol I'm kidding, lots of work was accomplished thanks to good planning and parts/tools stockpiling by Jeremy.:up:

[kronus]

do work